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Bukola Bankole

Bukola Bankole

Work Department

Private Equity & Corporate Finance Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Mergers & Acquisition FinTech & E-Commerce

Position

Partner

Career

Bukola is a Partner at TNP, an Andersen Global collaborating law firm in Nigeria. She leads the firm’s Private Equity, FinTech, e-Commerce & Technology Teams, amongst other roles in Corporate Finance & Capital Markets. Her extensive experience in advising on financing and investment deals cutting across various industries in multiple jurisdictions, aids her ability to provide industry specific expertise to clients.

Bukola’s proven wealth of experience in various aspects of commercial transactions also helps to give her clients the assurance that she is a revenue enabler and adds value to their bottom line. As a solution-oriented adviser focusing on originating, structuring, facilitating and advising on corporate finance transactions, Bukola advises a range of financial institutions and investment firms, including private equity fund managers, venture capitalists, and banks; she also advises private and publicly quoted companies, family offices and individuals.

She also has a strong commitment to promoting investment in Africa by facilitating the entry of international companies into the continent and finding them the most suitable local partners. She is also particularly committed to working towards finding solutions that address and lead to the scale up of FinTech companies in Africa, with a broader view on the impact of their services in growing the African economy and reaching underserved communities.

Languages

English and Yoruba

Memberships

Nigerian Bar Association, African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Education

Admitted to the Nigerian Bar, 2010University of Lagos, LL.B 2009. Oxford Private Equity Programme.

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